Bed



, April 19, 1927.

J. L. MOORE BED ' Filed Feb 17, 1925 I .lncarrying out;

Patented Apr. 19, 1927.

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BED.

Application filed February lz, 1925. Serial No. 3,772. i

My-invention relates to beds and is of particular service inconnectionwith cots.

By means of knock down construction.

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angle iron. One of two l. adjacentangularly' related rails has alongiher of this rail,

t-udinal slot at 'oneend and through one of its-sides adjacent thelongitudinal corthe adjacent rail having .1 one end of one of its sidesabutting the aforesaid slotted rail side and havingthe into said slot. 7

of its other side; continued adjacent end.

The two rails desirably also have pin and slot connection further topromote 1 their assembly. ables the angularly related rails of a bedThis construction en-' -frame to be quickly assembled and taken apart.

Incarrying out another feature of my in;

verition the side rails of-a bed-frame nclude each a rail aformed ofsimilarly disposed tending transversely of ping upright-s des,

' being pivotally connected angle iron sections the frame,a ndlapsufiicientl-y .close one of theseupright secto the inner end of therail to be folded tion sides to permit and sufliciently remote from theinner end of the otheruprlght sectionside to permit thetransverse'section sides to lap when the rail is unfolded.

In the-preferred;embodiment of my in; vention a strip spring 1s carriedupon one ra1lsection to pressnpon the other rail section to boil the tworail sectionsin relation.

. plained in connection The invention will be more fully Iex:

with the accompanying drawing showingthe preferred embodi- -n1entthereof, and in which Fig, 1 is a perspective view of with the preferredembodiment'of the invention; Fig. 2 is acperspective viewillustratingone of the cot legs and the adjacent rails of the rramesupportedthereon,

rails and the legcbeingshown in assembly of my invention the frames ofbeds or cots may be made collapsible and w u v feature of my inventionthe bed-frame is constructed of; angu-- larly related rails of havinglapping sides eX- the upright section sides a cot made in, accordancethese with each other'and the longitudinal .rail side illustrated inthis figure being shown unfolded to itsnormal positionj Fig. 3illustrates the two rails of F ig. 2'i1i separated relation and the siderail partially folded; and Fig. at is asectional view on lined-4 of'Fig.a

" The cot lllustrated includes a frame that ;hastwo end rails madeofangle iron,*having upright sidesl, inwardly extending-hori- Zontalsides 2, the webbing or (mattress supporting fabric 3 being connectedwith the rail sides 2 by means of, coiled springs L. Each side railofthe frame is inclusive of two sections made of angle iron, thesesections having lapping sides 5 and 6 ektending transversely ofthe frameand. lapping upright sides 7 and 8. The, upright section sides? and 8 ofeach side rail are'pivotally connected to enable these sides to be relaiis carried by the pin and also by the bolt 9.

and is spaced by these elements laterally apart from. the uprightsection side 8, the section side 7 being received between said stripspring and the upright section side 8 Y and frictionally engaging thissection side and the spring, particularly, when the rail 18' folded,to=hold the sections thereof in the v relation to which they areadjusted.

When the side rail is unfolded thesaid section sides 5 and 6 .tl'iereofare secured in lapping relation by means of a clip 12 that, is pivotedupon thesection side 6 there of that it may be swung upon the sectionside 5 when the rail is unfolded and may be swung clear of thisv sectionside when the rail is to be folded. The notch 13 is desirably formed inthe section side 7 to receive the pin 10 when the rail is folded so thatthe sections thereof may then he in a packed relation. v

Each side rail is joined at its ends with the ends of the end rails bymeans of the joint construction shown at the left of Figs. 2 and 3. Therelationship of one end rail and the adjacent end of one side rail willbe described in detail, it being understood that I prefer a similarconstruction at each corner of the frame.

The end rail illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 has a longitudinal slot 14 atone end and through its upright side near and adjacent the longitudinalcorner 15 of this rail, the other side 2 of this rail having atransverse open ended slot 16 extending from its open end toward saidcorner edge 15 of the rail. The adjacent side rail has the adjacent endof its upright section side 8 abutting the slotted rail side 1 upon theinner face of the side 1 and has its transverse section side 6 continuedat 17 into the slot 14. A headed pin 18 is provided upon the sectionside 6. The shank of this pin is received in the transverse slot 16, thehead of the pin overlying the rail side 2 in which the transverse slot16 is formed. It is apparent that the joint between the angularlyrelated rails is very firm and secure while at the same time readilybreakable. The angularly related rails are desirably braced by means ofthe struts 19 that are pivotally connected at their lower ends with theadjacent corner leg 20 and are in pin and slot connection with theangularly related rails as indicated at 21. The leg 20 is desirablypivotally connected with the corresponding side rail. The struts 19 andpins at 21 hold the side and end rails in assembly.

When the bed frame is to be collapsed the upper ends of the struts 19are unhooked permitting the side and end rails to be unjointed at theircorners. The legs are then folded inwardly to underlie the side railswith which they are pivotally connected, the

struts folding upon the legs, all as is clearly suggested in Fig. 3. Theside rails are then folded, the clips 12 being swung toone side topermit the right hand section of the side rail shown, for example, inFigs. 2 and 3, to be folded underneath the left band section.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A bed frame including arail formed of similarly disposed angle iron sections having lappingsides extending transversely of the frame, and lapping upright sides,the upright section sides being pivotally connected sufficiently closeto the inner end of one of these upright section sides to permit therail to be folded and sufiiciently remote from the inner end of theother upright section side to permit the transverse section sides to lapwhen the rail is unfolded, a pin carried by and projecting laterallyfrom the first upright section side; a strip spring upon this pin andspaced apart thereby laterally from the first upright section side andprojecting toward the inner end of this upright section side, the otherupright section side frictionally engaging the spring and being receivedbetween said strip spring and the first upright section side and havinga notch receiving said pin when the rail is folded; and a clip upon thetransverse side of the rail section carrying said strip spring andarranged to lap the transverse side of the other rail section when therail is unfolded.

2. A bed frame including a rail formed of similarly disposed angle ironsections having lapping sides extending transversely of the frame, andlapping upright sides, the upright section sides being pivotallyconnected sufficiently close to the inner end of one of these uprightsection sides to permit the rail to be folded and suficiently remotefrom the inner end of the other upright section side to permit thetransverse section sides to lap when the rail is unfolded; a stripspring upon and disposed laterally of the first upright section side,the other upright section side frictionally engaging the spring andbeing received between said strip spring and the first upright sectionside; and a clip upon the transverse side of the rail section carryingsaid strip spring and arranged to lap the transverse side of the otherrail section when the rail is unfolded. V

3. A bed frame including a rail formed of similarly disposed angle-ironsections having lapping sides extending transversely of the frame, andlapping upright sides, the upright section sides belng pivotallyconnected sufiiciently close to the inner end of one of these uprightsection sides to permit the rail to be folded and sufficiently remotefrom the inner end of the other upright'section side to permit thetransverse section sides to lap when the rail is unfolded; a

pin carried byand'projecting laterally from the first upright sectionside; and a strip spring upon this pin and spaced apart laterally fromthe first upright section side and projecting toward the inner end ofthis upright section side, the other upright section side frictionallyengaging the spring and being received between said strip spring and thefirst upright section side and having a notch receiving said pin whenthe rail is folded.

4. A bed frame including a rail formed of similarly disposed angle ironsections having lapping sides extending transversely of the frame, andlapping upright sides, the upright section sides being pivotallyconnected sufficiently close to the inner end of one of these uprightsection sides to permit the rail to be folded and sufliciently remotefrom the inner end of the other upright section side to permit thetransverse section sides to lap when the rail is folded; and a stripspring upon and disposed laterally of the first upright section side,the other upright section side frictionally engaging the spring andbeing received between said strip 10 spring and the first uprightsection side.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name. JACOB L. MOORE.

